By Sara Beth Williams–
The Citrus Heights City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a final draft of the Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan and Consolidated Plan for 2025, which establishes annual funding allocation recommendations.
The 2025 Annual Action Plan allocates $600,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development into three categories based on existing program stipulations. Fifteen percent of funds are to be used for public service activities, 65 percent of the funds for capital projects, and the remaining 20 percent will be available for planning and administration.
Public Service activities: The city recommended allocating the maximum amount of $90,000 to four nonprofits, including $16,000 to Meals on Wheels, $24,000 to Community Link Capital Region, $20,000 to Campus Life Connection, and $29,000 to Sunrise Christian Food Ministry. If the city receives a higher or lower amount of funds than estimated, the increase or decrease will be split equally between the nonprofits.
“The public service activities selected for funding will provide a wide range of services to vulnerable populations in our community,” Nicole Piva with the Community Development Department said during the City Council meeting.
Jake’s Journey Home, a nonprofit requesting $20,000, was not chosen to receive funding, according to the city, because an existing partnership with the Sacramento County Department of Homeless Services and Housing already exists, and services are already provided through the Community HealthWorks program.
The city said a secondary program could “lead to confusion and duplicative efforts” that could impact delivery of services to the unhoused.
2025 Pavement Plan: The city plans to allocate $390,000 in funding to capital projects, including pavement preservation and improvements in the city. Needed improvements include installation of ADA-compliant pedestrian ramps, installing missing sidewalks, repairing damaged sidewalks, and relocating drainage inlets as necessary, according to the staff report. Additionally, Piva said, $381,000 in residential street resurfacing project funding is to be reallocated to the pavement plan, from non-block grant funds.
Critical Home Repair Grant Program: The city has issued home repair loans using CDBG funds over the last several years, and when loans are repaid, the funds go into a Revolving Loan Fund. Piva reported that the city plans to use about $89,000 from those funds for future home repairs. Unexpired prior year funds, totaling just over $111,000, will also be allocated toward home repairs through the Critical Home Repair Grant program, bringing the total available to $200,000. The repair grants will be used for mobile home repairs, which are managed from start to finish by Rebuilding Together.